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Indian national movement ii (1918 1929) - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    Gandhi’s experience in South Africa was influenced by the writings of:
    1. Karl Marx
    2. Leo Tolstoy
    3. John Locke
    4. Adam Smith
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  2. Question 2

    The Nehru Report proposed which type of legislature?
    1. Unicameral
    2. Unitary
    3. Presidential
    4. Bicameral
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  3. Question 3

    During the First World War, the Indian nationalist leaders primarily supported the British war effort because:
    1. They believed in British promises of self-government after the war.
    2. They feared German invasion of India.
    3. They wanted to gain military experience.
    4. They were forced by the British government.
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  4. Question 4

    KPSC 2020
    Who invited Mahatma Gandhi to Champaran to investigate the problems of the indigo farmers?
    1. J.B. Kripalani
    2. Rajendra Prasad
    3. Rajkumar Shukla
    4. Brajkishore Prasad
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  5. Question 5

    SSC CHSL 2019
    In which Satyagraha did Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel first emerge as a prominent leader under Gandhiji's guidance?
    1. Champaran Satyagraha
    2. Ahmedabad Mill Strike
    3. Kheda Satyagraha
    4. Bardoli Satyagraha
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  6. Question 6

    MPSC 2019
    The Kheda Satyagraha (1918) was organized primarily because:
    1. The government enhanced the land revenue significantly.
    2. Peasants were forced to grow cash crops.
    3. Crop failures occurred, yet the government refused revenue remission.
    4. Untouchability was rampant in the region.
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  7. Question 7

    RRB Group D 2018/ SSC MTS 2019
    Mahatma Gandhi launched the Rowlatt Satyagraha in which year?
    1. 1918
    2. 1920
    3. 1917
    4. 1919
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  8. Question 8

    UPSC CAPF AC 2018
    Which newspaper was founded by Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South Africa?
    1. Harijan
    2. Young India
    3. Indian Opinion
    4. Navjivan
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  9. Question 9

    BPSC Prelims 2018
    Which movement marked the first mass-based political movement under Gandhi's leadership?
    1. Khilafat Movement
    2. Non-Cooperation Movement
    3. Champaran Satyagraha
    4. Kheda Satyagraha
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  10. Question 10

    JPSC Prelims 2021
    Which committee was appointed by the British Government to review the Government of India Act, 1919?
    1. Muddiman Committee
    2. Hunter Commission
    3. Cripps Mission
    4. Cabinet Mission
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  11. Question 11

    Who among the following called Gandhi's withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement a 'national calamity'?
    1. C.R. Das
    2. Motilal Nehru
    3. Jawaharlal Nehru
    4. Annie Besant
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  12. Question 12

    SSC CHSL 2022
    In which year was the Simon Commission appointed?
    1. 1917
    2. 1927
    3. 1935
    4. 1942
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  13. Question 13

    UPSC NDA 2022
    In which year was the Khilafat Movement launched?
    1. 1917
    2. 1918
    3. 1919
    4. 1920
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  14. Question 14

    SSC CGL 2020
    Who led the peasants' movement in Awadh during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru
    2. Mahatma Gandhi
    3. Baba Ramchandra
    4. Subhas Chandra Bose
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  15. Question 15

    BPSC Prelims 2017
    The Nehru Report (1928) was drafted under whose leadership?
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru
    2. Motilal Nehru
    3. M.N. Roy
    4. C.R. Das
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  16. Question 16

    Which of the following movements is also known as the first "All-India" peasant struggle?
    1. Champaran Satyagraha
    2. Kheda Satyagraha
    3. Bardoli Satyagraha
    4. Eka Movement
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  17. Question 17

    SSC CHSL 2022
    The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occurred in which city?
    1. Lahore
    2. Amritsar
    3. Kanpur
    4. Delhi
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  18. Question 18

    UPSC CDS 2021
    Which among the following Acts allowed the British Government to try political activists without a jury?
    1. Rowlatt Act
    2. Pitt's India Act
    3. Government of India Act, 1919
    4. Indian Councils Act, 1909
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  19. Question 19

    UPSC CAPF 2018
    During the Non-Cooperation Movement, which university was established by nationalist leaders?
    1. Aligarh Muslim University
    2. Jamia Millia Islamia
    3. Banaras Hindu University
    4. Osmania University
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  20. Question 20

    UPSC EPFO 2021
    The Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928 was against:
    1. High land revenue demand
    2. Salt tax
    3. Arms Act
    4. Labour exploitation
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