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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

Consider the following statements:

  1. Tej Bahadur Sapru participated in drafting the Nehru Report.
  2. The Nehru Report accepted the principle of separate communal electorates.
  3. The Nehru Report defined the Dominion status as the form of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 and 3 only

  3. 1 and 3 only

  4. 1,2 and 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Tej Bahadur Sapru was indeed a key member of the Nehru Committee. The Nehru Report explicitly rejected separate communal electorates in favor of joint electorates with reserved seats. It also advocated for Dominion status, which was the primary goal of the report.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements :

  1. The first Session of the All-India Hindu Mahasabha was held under the Presidentship of the Maharaja of Kasim Bazar.
  2. The Jabalpur Session of Hindu Mahasabha in 1928 adopted resolutions calling for conversion of non-Hindus into Hinduism. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The first session of the All-India Hindu Mahasabha was held in 1915 at Haridwar under the presidency of the Maharaja of Kasim Bazar. The 1928 Jabalpur session did indeed pass resolutions regarding the reconversion of people to Hinduism, known as Shuddhi.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Bardoli Resolution of 1922 asked the peasants not to pay taxes, and the tenants not to pay rents.
  2. The Akali movement for wresting the control of Gurudwaras from the corrupt Mahants was a part of the general movement of Non-cooperation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 an 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Bardoli Resolution of 1922 was actually a decision by the Congress Working Committee to call off the Non-Cooperation Movement following the Chauri Chaura incident, not a call for tax/rent non-payment. The Akali movement was a separate struggle for Gurudwara reform and was not officially part of the Non-Cooperation Movement.

Multiple choice

In the Lucknow Session of the Congress in 1916, who among the following made a very significant proposal that the Congress should appoint a working Committee that would carry on day to day affairs of the Congress?

  1. Annie Besant

  2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  3. Madan Mohan Malaviya

  4. Surendranath Banarjee
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

At the 1916 Lucknow Session, Bal Gangadhar Tilak proposed the formation of a Working Committee to manage the daily affairs of the Congress, which was a significant organizational change.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements: When Mahatma Gandhi moved the non-cooperation resolution.

  1. a special session was held at Calcutta under the Presidentship of C. R. Das.
  2. it was passed unanimously in the special session. Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The special session of the Congress in 1920 was held in Calcutta under the Presidentship of Lala Lajpat Rai, not C.R. Das. Furthermore, the resolution was not passed unanimously; it faced significant opposition.

Multiple choice

Eminent lawyers in the INA Defence Committee included

  1. Bhulabhai Desai, Taj Bahadur Sapru and Asaf Ali

  2. Tej Bahadur Sapru, Kailashnath Katju and Pandit Nehru

  3. Bhulabhai desai, Pandit Nehru and M.A. Jinnah

  4. Asaf Ali, Bhulabhai Desai and Pandit Nehru

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Option 4 is right. The INA Defence Committee was established by the Indian National Congress in 1945 to defend those officers of the Indian National Army who were to be charged during the INA trials. The committee declared the formation of the Congress' defence team for the INA and included famous lawyers of the time, including Bhulabhai Desai, Asaf Ali, Jawaharlal Nehru.

Multiple choice

Which Asian American minority regiment earned a high number of decorations?

  1. Nisei

  2. Tuskegee

  3. Navajo

  4. 54th Regiment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Nisei regiments, composed of second-generation Japanese Americans, are renowned for being the most highly decorated unit in U.S. military history for their size and length of service. The other options refer to different groups, such as the Tuskegee Airmen (African American) or the Navajo Code Talkers.

Multiple choice

The national anthem of India first sung at ?

  1. Amravati session

  2. Kolkata session

  3. Lahore session

  4. Kanpur session
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The national anthem of India, Jana Gana Mana, was first sung publicly at the Kolkata session of the Indian National Congress on December 27, 1911.

Multiple choice

The first law minister of India was

  1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

  2. Justice VR Krishna iyer

  3. Dr B R Ambedkar

  4. Abdul kalam Azad
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was appointed as the first Law Minister of independent India in the interim government led by Jawaharlal Nehru.

Multiple choice

Who chaired Amravati Congress?

  1. Barista GK Pillai

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Mahatma Gandhi

  4. Chetoor Shankar Nair
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Chettur Sankaran Nair presided over the 1897 Amravati session of the Indian National Congress.

Multiple choice

Who is considered as the main architect of the constitution of India?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Sachidananda Sinha

  4. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar served as the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution of India. His extensive contributions to the legal framework and social justice provisions earned him the title of the chief architect.

Multiple choice

Who was the founder president of 'Ghadar Party'?

  1. Sohan Singh Bhakna

  2. Lala Har Dayal

  3. Kartar Singh Sarabha

  4. Kesar Singh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sohan Singh Bhakna was the founding president of the Ghadar Party in 1913. While Lala Har Dayal was a key intellectual leader and secretary, Bhakna served as the first president.