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Indian national movement ii (1918 1929) - Test Set 4

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  1. Question 1

    UPSC CDS 2022
    The Indian National Congress decided to participate in elections under the Government of India Act, 1919 through which organization?
    1. Home Rule League
    2. Swaraj Party
    3. Congress Socialist Party
    4. Servants of India Society
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  2. Question 2

    UPSC CAPF AC 2017
    Who described the Nehru Report as a "Hindu Document"?
    1. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
    2. Lala Lajpat Rai
    3. B.R. Ambedkar
    4. Syed Ahmad Khan
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  3. Question 3

    UPSC CAPF 2022
    Who among the following played a prominent role in organizing the Khilafat Movement?
    1. Abul Kalam Azad
    2. Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
    3. Syed Ahmad Khan
    4. Badruddin Tyabji
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  4. Question 4

    UPSC CDS 2021
    After the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, which Englishman resigned from the Viceroy’s Executive Council?
    1. Edwin Montagu
    2. Michael O'Dwyer
    3. Benjamin Horniman
    4. C. Sankaran Nair
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  5. Question 5

    SSC CHSL 2022
    The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was founded in:
    1. 1920
    2. 1925
    3. 1928
    4. 1930
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  6. Question 6

    SSC GD 2020
    The "No Tax Campaign" during Non-Cooperation was launched in which province?
    1. Bengal
    2. Punjab
    3. Gujarat
    4. Uttar Pradesh
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  7. Question 7

    BPSC Prelims 2019
    Who was the Viceroy of India during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
    1. Lord Irwin
    2. Lord Hardinge II
    3. Lord Linlithgow
    4. Lord Chelmsford
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  8. Question 8

    Who headed the Hunter Commission to inquire into the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
    1. Lord Chelmsford
    2. Lord Hunter
    3. General Dyer
    4. Sir Stafford Cripps
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  9. Question 9

    In which year did Mahatma Gandhi arrive in South Africa, marking the beginning of his political activism?
    1. 1893
    2. 1894
    3. 1900
    4. 1914
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  10. Question 10

    JPSC Prelims 2021
    The Natal Indian Congress, founded by Gandhi in 1894, aimed to:
    1. Promote trade between India and South Africa
    2. Support British colonial policies
    3. Establish a religious organization
    4. Fight for the rights of Indian immigrants
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  11. Question 11

    SSC MTS 2022
    During the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), Gandhi organized:
    1. An armed rebellion against the British
    2. The Indian Ambulance Corps to assist British forces
    3. A boycott of British goods
    4. A satyagraha against the Boer government
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  12. Question 12

    MPSC Prelims 2020
    Tolstoy Farm, established by Gandhi in South Africa, served as:
    1. A commercial farming venture
    2. A British administrative office
    3. A training center for satyagraha
    4. A religious monastery
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  13. Question 13

    RRB JE 2019/ SSC CHSL 2019
    n which festival day did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occur?
    1. Holi
    2. Diwali
    3. Eid
    4. Baisakhi
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  14. Question 14

    RRB NTPC 2021/ SSC MTS 2021/ BPSC 2020
    Which British officer ordered the firing on the unarmed crowd at Jallianwala Bagh?
    1. General Reginald Dyer
    2. Sir Michael O'Dwyer
    3. Lord Chelmsford
    4. Lord Curzon
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  15. Question 15

    RRB NTPC 2022/ CDS 2016 /
    The Khilafat Movement was launched to protest against the humiliation of:
    1. The Ottoman Emperor (Caliph)
    2. The Mughal Emperor
    3. The King of Afghanistan
    4. The Shah of Persia
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  16. Question 16

    SSC CHSL 2021/ BPSC 2020
    Which of the following was a key element of the Non-Cooperation Movement's programme?
    1. Participation in council elections under the 1919 Act.
    2. Boycott of government schools, colleges, courts, and foreign goods.
    3. Seeking cooperation from the British administration.
    4. Forming a parallel army to fight the British.
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  17. Question 17

    SSC CGL 2019, 2021 / RRB NTPC 2021
    The Chauri Chaura incident, which led to the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement, involved:
    1. A peaceful protest march dispersed by police firing.
    2. A train robbery conducted by revolutionaries.
    3. The burning of a police station by an angry mob.
    4. A mutiny by Indian soldiers.
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  18. Question 18

    CDS 2017 / SSC CHSL 2020
    Mahatma Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement immediately after the Chauri Chaura incident because:
    1. The British government agreed to grant Swaraj.
    2. The movement was losing popular support.
    3. He felt the movement had turned violent, violating his principle of Ahimsa.
    4. Key leaders of the movement were arrested.
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  19. Question 19

    RRB NTPC 2021 / MPSC 2018
    The Swaraj Party was formed following the failure/suspension of which movement?
    1. Home Rule Movement
    2. Non-Cooperation Movement
    3. Civil Disobedience Movement
    4. Quit India Movement
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  20. Question 20

    MPSC 2019
    The group within the Congress that favoured council entry after the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement were known as:
    1. No-Changers
    2. Pro-Changers
    3. Moderates
    4. Extremists
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