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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
  1. Bal Shastri Jambhekar

  2. Mahadev Govind Ranade

  3. Ganesh Vasudeo Josh

  4. Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhedkar

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Paramhansa Sabha was founded in 1840 in Maharashtra by Dadoba Pandurang and Balram Shastri Jambhekar to promote monotheism and challenge the caste system.

Multiple choice
  1. Annie Besant

  2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  3. Madan Mohan Malaviya

  4. Surendranath Banarjee

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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
  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

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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
  1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

  2. Justice VR Krishna iyer

  3. Dr B R Ambedkar

  4. Abdul kalam Azad

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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
  1. Barista GK Pillai

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Mahatma Gandhi

  4. Chetoor Shankar Nair

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D Correct answer
Explanation

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