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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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Who chaired the first conference of the Malabar District Congress held at Palakkad in 1916?

  1. A.K Gopalan

  2. K.P. Kesava Menon

  3. Annie Beasant

  4. E. Moidu Moulavi
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Explanation

Annie Besant, a prominent leader of the Home Rule Movement, presided over the first Malabar District Congress conference held at Palakkad in 1916.

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The first President of the Ghadar Party-founded in $1913$ in USA-was __________.

  1. Lata Hardayal

  2. Sohan Singh Bhakna

  3. Bhai Parmanand

  4. Sardar Ajit Singh
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The founding president of Ghadar Party was Sohan Singh Bhakna. The aim of the party was to rid of the colonial super-power by means of an armed struggle and to set up a national democratic government on the sub-continent. The party was multi-ethnic and had Hindu, Sikh and Muslim leaders with its headquarters San Francisco.

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Who was the chief of Anusheelan Samiti?

  1. Barindrakumar Ghosh

  2. Aurobindo Ghosh

  3. Pramathanath Mitra

  4. Khudiram Bose
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Anusheelan Samiti was a secret revolutionary society formed by Pramathanath Mitra. It challenged the British rule in India by engaging in militant nationalism including bombings, assassinations, and politically-motivated violence. Some of its members were Sri Aurobindo , Deshabandhu Chittaranjan Das, Surendranath Tagore, Bagha Jatin, Barindra Ghosh etc.

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Who were called moderates?

  1. Leaders of first phase of congress

  2. Leaders of second phase of congress

  3. Leaders of revolutionary phase

  4. Leaders of post independence
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Explanation

The Early Nationalists leaders who led the Congress and National Movement from 1858 to 1905 were staunch believers in open minded and moderate politics. They were called moderates.

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Who represented the school of Nationalism in Maharashtra? 

  1. Rajnarain Bose

  2. Ashwani Kumar Dutta

  3. Vishnu Shastri Chiplunkar

  4. Bhagat Singh
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C Correct answer
Explanation

A school of Nationalism had existed in the country from almost the beginning of the national movement. This school was represented by  leaders like Rajnarain Bose and Ashwani Kumar Dutta in Bengal and VIshnu Shastri Chiplunkar in Maharashtra.

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Harijan Seva Samiti was constituted at Pratapgarh under the leadership of which of the following revolutionaries?

  1. Amrit Lal

  2. Sadhu Sitaram Das

  3. Rao Gopal Singh

  4. Vijay Singh Pathik
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Harijan Seva Samiti was constituted at Pratapgarh under the leadership Amrit Lal. This revolutionary organisation worked for the upliftment of Harijan’s or people from backward classes. It helped in educating backward classes and releasing them from atrocities of few classes.

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Who among the following is the architect of the second plan and supporter of rapid industrialisation to play an active role of the public sector?

  1. Dr. B.R Ambedkar

  2. P. C. Mahalanobis

  3. Mahatma Gandhi

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Second plan was in action from the year 1956 to 1961. The Second Plan was particularly in the development of the public sector and "rapid industrialisation". The architect of the second plan and supporter of rapid was P. C. Mahalanobis.

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Who among the following did not attend the First Round Table Conference?

  1. MK Gandhi

  2. Sir Taj Bahadur Sapru

  3. Dr Ambedkar

  4. C V Chintamani
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The first Round Table Conference convened by Labour Government Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931 in London. While the Congress and most business leaders boycotted it, the Muslim League, the Hindu Mahasabha, the Liberals, and princes attended it. Prior to the Conference, M. K. Gandhi had initiated the Civil Disobedience Movement on behalf of the Indian National Congress and did not attend the conference.

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Who opened the First Round Table Conference?

  1. King George V

  2. MK Gandhi

  3. Lord Irwin

  4. Ramsay McDonald
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The first Round Table Conference convened by Labour Government Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931 in London. The Round Table Conference officially inaugurated by His Majesty George V on November 12, 1930, in Royal Gallery House of Lords at London. While the Congress and most business leaders boycotted it, the Muslim League, the Hindu Mahasabha, the Liberals, and princes attended it. The outcomes of the first Round Table Conference were minimal and the British Government realized that the Indian National Congress needed to be part of deciding the future of constitutional government in India.

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The sole representative of the Congress in the Second Round Table Conference was ______.

  1. Subhas Chandra Bose

  2. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru

  3. Mahatma Gandhi

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The second session (September–December 1931) was attended by Mahatma Gandhi as the Congress representative. It failed to reach an agreement, either constitutionally or on communal representation. The Government failed to concede the basic Indian demand of freedom and Gandhi returned to India on December 28, 1931, and decided to resume the civil disobedience movement.

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Purna Swaraj was declared as the goal of the Congress in the Congress session held at Lahore under the Presidentship of _____.

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. C.R. Das

  3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

  4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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The Purna Swaraj declaration (or complete self-rule independent of the British Empire) was promulgated by the Indian National Congress on 19 December 1929 in its Lahore session under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru. 26th January 1930 was declared as Purna Swaraj Diwas. Purna Swaraj was complete freedom from the British Raj.

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Who among the following had attended all the three Round Table Conferences in London?

  1. M.K Gandhi

  2. B.R. Ambedkar

  3. J.L. Nehru

  4. M.M. Malaviya
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is the prominent Indian leader who attended all three Round Table Conferences held in London between 1930 and 1932.

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Which of the following leader did not attend the First Round Table Conference?

  1. M. K. Gandhi

  2. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru

  3. Dr. Ambedkar

  4. Y. Chintamani
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Explanation

The Indian National Congress, led by M. K. Gandhi, boycotted the First Round Table Conference held in 1930. Other prominent leaders like Sapru and Ambedkar attended to represent various interests.

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Who organised the All India Depressed Classes Association?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

  3. Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Dr B.R. Ambedkar, who organised the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association in 1930, clashed with Mahatma Gandhi at the second Round Table Conference by demanding separate electorates for dalits.

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Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?

  1. Jawaharalal Nehru

  2. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

  3. Sardar Vallabhai Patel

  4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar fought for the upliftment of down trodden classes who faced discrimination from olden times. He always strived for the betterment of lower castes and he was the only person who attended all the three round table conferences.