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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
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Javahar Lal Nehru
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Dr. Rajendraprasad
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B. R. Ambedkar
C
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India. Option C is correct.
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Javahar Lal Nehru
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Dr. Rajendraprasad
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Bankim Candra Chatterjee
A
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Jawaharlal Nehru was the President of the Congress at the historic Lahore Session of 1929. Option A is correct.
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Javahar Lal Nehru
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Dr. Rajendraprasad
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B. R. Ambedkar
C
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the permanent chairman of the Constituent Assembly. Option C is correct.
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Air Marshal S. Muckherjee
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Gen. Rajendra Singhji
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General Sir Robert Roy Bucher
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General Cariappa
D
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General K.M. Cariappa was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army. Option D is correct.
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Satyendra Nath Tagore
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CC Desai
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Surendra Nath Banerjee
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Subash Chandra Bose
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Sir Syed Ahmed
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Mohammad Ali Jinnah
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Maulana Mohammad Ali
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Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
A
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While the Muslim League was founded in 1906 by a group including Nawab Salimullah and Aga Khan III, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan is often cited as the ideological inspiration for the movement.
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Vallabhabai Patel
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B.R. Ambedkar
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution and is widely regarded as its chief architect.
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J. Kania
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L.K. Misra
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Jagjit Ora
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Satyendranath Tagore
D
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Satyendranath Tagore (brother of Rabindranath Tagore) was the first Indian to pass the ICS (Indian Civil Service) examination in 1863. The ICS was the elite administrative service under British Raj. This was a significant achievement as Indians were initially discouraged from taking the exam.
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Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
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M.Ali Jinnah
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Dr.Zakir Hussain
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M.F.Hussain
C
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Dr. Zakir Hussain was the third President of India and the first Muslim to hold the office, serving from 1967 until his death in 1969.
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Lord Wavell
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Amery, Secretary of State in India
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C. Raja Gopalachari
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None of the above
A
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The Simla Conference of 1945 was convened by the Viceroy, Lord Wavell, to discuss the Wavell Plan for Indian self-government.
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B. R. Ambedkar
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M. A. Jinnah
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M. K. Gandhi
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none of these
A
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B.R. Ambedkar attended all three Round Table Conferences (1930, 1931, and 1932). Gandhi only attended the second one.
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C.R. Das
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Rajendra Prasad
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Acharya Narendra Dev
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G.S. Kharpade
A
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Chittaranjan Das, a prominent Indian freedom fighter and political activist, was popularly known as Deshbandhu, which means Friend of the Nation.
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J.L. Nehru
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C. Gopalachari
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Lord Mountbatten
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None of these
B
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C. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India before the office was abolished upon India becoming a Republic in 1950. Dr. Rajendra Prasad succeeded him as the first President.
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Abdul Kalam Azad
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Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
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Mohammed Ali
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Badruddin Tyabji
D
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Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress during the 1887 session in Madras.
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W.C. Banerjee
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A.O. Hume
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J.B. Kripalani
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J.L. Nehru
C
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J.B. Kripalani was the President of the Indian National Congress at the time of India's independence in August 1947.