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Indian national movement i (1905 17) - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    SSC CHSL 2021
    The slogan “Vande Mataram” was first popularised during which movement?
    1. Home Rule
    2. Swadeshi Movement
    3. Civil Disobedience
    4. Quit India
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  2. Question 2

    SSC CHSL 2018
    Which leader was known as the “Lion of Punjab” during the Swadeshi Movement?
    1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    2. Aurobindo Ghosh
    3. Bipin Chandra Pal
    4. Lala Lajpat Rai
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  3. Question 3

    UPSC CAPF AC 2019
    Which of the following was a method of government repression during the Swadeshi Movement?
    1. Arrests and deportation of leaders
    2. Granting self-governance
    3. Promoting indigenous industries
    4. Supporting national education
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  4. Question 4

    SSC CGL 2018
    Which leader was appointed principal of the National College in Kolkata during the Swadeshi Movement?
    1. Bipin Chandra Pal
    2. Aurobindo Ghosh
    3. Ashwini Kumar Dutta
    4. Surendranath Banerjee
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  5. Question 5

    BPSC Prelims 2021
    The Swadeshi Movement was a precursor to which later movement led by Gandhi?
    1. Champaran Satyagraha
    2. Quit India Movement
    3. Non-Cooperation Movement
    4. Civil Disobedience Movement
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  6. Question 6

    SSC CGL 2020
    Who among the following was NOT a founder of the Muslim League?
    1. Aga Khan
    2. Nawab Salimullah
    3. Syed Haider Raza
    4. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
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  7. Question 7

    BPSC Prelims 2019
    The “August Declaration” of 1917 was made by:
    1. Lord Curzon
    2. Lord Minto
    3. Edwin Montagu
    4. Lord Chelmsford
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  8. Question 8

    SSC CGL 2022
    Who among the following was NOT associated with the Home Rule League Movement?
    1. Annie Besant
    2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    3. Jawaharlal Nehru
    4. Joseph Baptista
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  9. Question 9

    SSC MTS 2023
    The “Boycott Resolution” was passed at which place in 1905?
    1. Surat
    2. Calcutta
    3. Bombay
    4. Madras
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  10. Question 10

    SSC CGL 2018
    Who was deported to Mandalay for sedition in 1908?
    1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    2. Annie Besant
    3. Lokmanya Tilak
    4. Bipin Chandra Pal
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  11. Question 11

    UPSC CAPF 2020
    Who is generally regarded as the “Father of the Two-Nation Theory”?
    1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
    2. Allama Iqbal
    3. Liaquat Ali Khan
    4. Syed Ahmed Khan
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  12. Question 12

    SSC CGL 2021
    Which of the following leaders first propagated the idea that Hindus and Muslims are two separate nations?
    1. Syed Ahmed Khan
    2. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
    3. Aga Khan
    4. Abdul Kalam Azad
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  13. Question 13

    CDS 2020
    Which event marked the practical adoption of the Two-Nation Theory by the Muslim League?
    1. Lucknow Pact, 1916
    2. Khilafat Movement, 1919
    3. Lahore Resolution, 1940
    4. Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
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  14. Question 14

    CDS 2021/ UPSC NDA 2023
    The idea od Pakistan first conceived by-
    1. Chaudhary Rahmat Ali
    2. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
    3. Allama Muhammad Iqbal
    4. Syed Ahmed Khan
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  15. Question 15

    BPSC Prelims 2018/ WBCS Prelims 2019/ UPSC CDS 2020/ SSC CGL 2021
    At which session did the All India Muslim League officially demand the creation of a separate Muslim State for the first time?
    1. 1930 Allahabad Session
    2. 1932 Delhi Session
    3. 1940 Lahore Session
    4. 1946 Karachi Session
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  16. Question 16

    WBCS Prelims 2018/ SSC CGL 2020
    In which year did the Muslim League produce the Pirpur Report?
    1. 1937
    2. 1938
    3. 1939
    4. 1940
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  17. Question 17

    CDS 2021
    The Pirpur Report, prepared by the Muslim League in 1938, was aimed at:
    A. Demanding Pakistan as a separate Muslim state
    B. Opposing the formation of Congress Ministries
    C. Documenting the alleged discrimination faced by Muslims under Congress rule
    D. Supporting the Quit India Movement
    1. Only A
    2. Only B
    3. Both A and D
    4. Only C
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  18. Question 18

    SSC CGL 2021
    The statement "Nehru is a patriot while Jinnah is a politician" was made by:
    1. Muhammad Iqbal
    2. Lord Mountbatten
    3. Mahatma Gandhi
    4. Subhas Chandra Bose
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  19. Question 19

    Who led the Swadeshi Movement in Barisal?
    1. Bipin Chandra Pal
    2. Ashwani Kumar Dutta
    3. Subhas Chandra Bose
    4. A.K. Fazlul Huq
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  20. Question 20

    The primary purpose of the Carlyle Circular issued in 1905 was to:
    1. Encourage students to participate in the Swadeshi Movement
    2. Promote the spread of Western education in India
    3. Encourage the formation of political parties in India
    4. Suppress the rising nationalist activities among students
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