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Indian national movement ii (1918 1929) - Test Set 5

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  1. Question 1

    SSC CGL 2016, 2019 / RRB NTPC 2021
    The Indian Statutory Commission, appointed in 1927, is popularly known as the:
    1. Hunter Committee
    2. Muddiman Committee
    3. Simon Commission
    4. Butler Committee
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  2. Question 2

    SSC MTS 2019 / RRB JE 2019
    The slogan "Simon Go Back" was associated with the protests against:
    1. The Rowlatt Act
    2. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
    3. The Cripps Mission
    4. The Simon Commission
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  3. Question 3

    SSC CGL 2018 / RRB NTPC 2021 / BPSC 2020 / MPSC 2018
    Which prominent nationalist leader died as a result of injuries sustained during a police lathi-charge while protesting against the Simon Commission in Lahore?
    1. Lala Lajpat Rai
    2. Mahatma Gandhi
    3. Motilal Nehru
    4. C.R. Das
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  4. Question 4

    SSC CHSL 2019 / RRB NTPC 2021 / MPSC 2017
    It was during the Bardoli Satyagraha that Vallabhbhai Patel earned the title 'Sardar'. Who conferred this title upon him?
    1. Mahatma Gandhi
    2. Jawaharlal Nehru
    3. The Indian National Congress
    4. The women of Bardoli
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  5. Question 5

    The Nehru Report recommended which of the following?
    1. Separate electorates for Muslims.
    2. A list of Fundamental Rights.
    3. Continuation of Dyarchy in provinces.
    4. Official language status for English only.
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  6. Question 6

    The Hunter Committee report on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre was described by Mahatma Gandhi as:
    1. Fair and impartial
    2. Page after page of whitewash
    3. A step towards justice
    4. Too harsh on General Dyer
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  7. Question 7

    KPSC 2018
    The Moplah Rebellion (1921) in Malabar occurred during which major national movement?
    1. Home Rule Movement
    2. Non-Cooperation Movement
    3. Civil Disobedience Movement
    4. Quit India Movement
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  8. Question 8

    BPSC Prelims 2018, 2019, 2022 / SSC CGL 2020 / WBCS Prelims 2017
    Which event is considered the starting point of Mahatma Gandhi's use of Satyagraha in India?
    1. Rowlatt Satyagraha
    2. Kheda Satyagraha
    3. Ahmedabad Mill Strike
    4. Champaran Satyagraha
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  9. Question 9

    The term 'Satyagraha' coined by Mahatma Gandhi literally means:
    1. Holding onto Truth / Truth Force
    2. Non-violent resistance
    3. Civil Disobedience
    4. Complete Independence
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  10. Question 10

    SSC CGL 2021/ RRB NTPC 2022
    The Chauri Chaura incident, which led to the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement, took place in which district?
    1. Allahabad
    2. Lucknow
    3. Gorakhpur
    4. Kanpur
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  11. Question 11

    SSC CGL 2022
    Which Act is known as the 'Black Act' by Gandhiji?
    1. Government of India Act, 1919
    2. Rowlatt Act, 1919
    3. Indian Councils Act, 1909
    4. Pitt’s India Act
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  12. Question 12

    NDA 2018/ SSC MTS 2022
    The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on:
    1. 15th August 1919
    2. 13th April 1919
    3. 26th January 1920
    4. 5th February 1922
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  13. Question 13

    SSC CGL 2021/ NDA 2019
    The Simon Commission arrived in India in:
    1. 1927
    2. 1928
    3. 1929
    4. 1930
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  14. Question 14

    BPSC 2020/ SSC CGL 2021
    Who was the President of the Gaya Session of the Congress in 1922?
    1. Motilal Nehru
    2. Sardar Patel
    3. Rajendra Prasad
    4. C.R. Das
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  15. Question 15

    SSC CGL 2019/ BPSC 2019
    The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn in:
    1. 1921
    2. 1922
    3. 1923
    4. 1924
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  16. Question 16

    SSC CGL 2021/ NDA 2020
    The Simon Commission was set up to:
    1. Examine the working of the Government of India Act, 1919
    2. Recommend partition
    3. Propose dominion status
    4. Investigate Jallianwala Bagh
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  17. Question 17

    SSC CHSL 2020
    The First World War took place during which period?
    1. 1912–1916
    2. 1914–1918
    3. 1915–1919
    4. 1916–1920
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  18. Question 18

    UPSC CDS 2020
    Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919)?
    1. Lord Hardinge II
    2. Lord Chelmsford
    3. Lord Reading
    4. Lord Irwin
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  19. Question 19

    UPSC NDA 2022/ SSC CGL 2019
    The Rowlatt Act (1919) was officially known as:
    1. Sedition Act
    2. Public Safety Act
    3. Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act
    4. Defense of India Act
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  20. Question 20

    SSC MTS 2022
    Mahatma Gandhi set up the Tolstoy Farm in South Africa in which year?
    1. 1904
    2. 1907
    3. 1910
    4. 1913
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