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Indian national movement iii (1930 1947) - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    Who represented the Depressed Classes at the Second Round Table Conference (1931)?
    1. Mahatma Gandhi
    2. Jawaharlal Nehru
    3. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
    4. Madan Mohan Malaviya
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  2. Question 2

    Who represented the Muslim League at the Second Round Table Conference (1931)?
    1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
    2. Aga Khan III
    3. Shaukat Ali
    4. Liaquat Ali Khan
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  3. Question 3

    The Krishak Praja Party fought the 1937 elections in Bengal with the agenda of:
    1. Promoting Hindu-Muslim unity
    2. Establishing a separate Muslim state
    3. Promoting industrialization in Bengal
    4. Agenda of Land reforms
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  4. Question 4

    In the 1937 provincial elections, the Indian National Congress failed to sweep the elections in which province?
    1. Bihar
    2. Bengal
    3. Uttar Pradesh
    4. Madras
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  5. Question 5

    On which date did the Congress Ministers resign from the government in 1939?
    1. 15th August 1939
    2. 22nd December 1939
    3. 1st November 1939
    4. 16th October 1939
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  6. Question 6

    Which Congress session authorized the resignation of Congress ministries in 1939?
    1. Karachi Session
    2. Lahore Session
    3. Wardha CWC Meeting
    4. Bombay AICC Meeting
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  7. Question 7

    SSC CGL 2021
    The Individual Satyagraha of 1940–1941 aimed to protest against which British policy?
    1. India’s involvement in World War II
    2. Communal Award
    3. Government of India Act
    4. Partition of India
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  8. Question 8

    CAPF 2021,
    Why did the Indian National Congress reject the Cripps Mission proposals in 1942?
    1. Demand for immediate independence
    2. Inclusion of princely states
    3. Proposal for partition
    4. Lack of British representation
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  9. Question 9

    CDS I 2019, SSC CHSL 2023
    The AICC meeting that launched the Quit India Movement was held at which location in Bombay?
    1. Jallianwala Bagh
    2. Azad Maidan
    3. Gowalia Tank
    4. Marine Drive
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  10. Question 10

    The Bengal Famine of 1943, which caused millions of deaths, occurred during which major movement?
    1. Civil Disobedience Movement
    2. Quit India Movement
    3. Non-Cooperation Movement
    4. Individual Satyagraha
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  11. Question 11

    CAPF 2022
    The Muslim League’s call for Direct Action Day on August 16, 1946, led to communal violence primarily in which city?
    1. Bombay
    2. Delhi
    3. Calcutta
    4. Lahore
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  12. Question 12

    CDS I 2021
    Who was appointed as the Vice-President of the Interim Government formed in September 1946?
    1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    2. Jawaharlal Nehru
    3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    4. Rajendra Prasad
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  13. Question 13

    The Mountbatten Plan is also known as
    1. Partition Plan
    2. Independence Plan
    3. Federal Plan
    4. June 3rd Plan
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  14. Question 14

    SSC CGL 2020
    The Indian Independence Act, 1947, came into effect on which date?
    1. August 14, 1947
    2. July 18, 1947
    3. August 15, 1947
    4. June 3, 1947
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  15. Question 15

    The Desai-Liaquat Pact of 1945 aimed to resolve differences between which two political groups?
    1. Congress and Muslim League
    2. Congress and Hindu Mahasabha
    3. Muslim League and Sikhs
    4. Congress and Communists
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  16. Question 16

    Who among the following was one of the founders of the Congress Socialist Party established in 1934?
    1. Subhas Chandra Bose
    2. Jawaharlal Nehru
    3. Acharya Narendra Dev
    4. M.N. Roy
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  17. Question 17

    SSC CGL 2019
    The Communist Party of India (CPI) was formally founded in which city in 1925?
    1. Bombay
    2. Calcutta
    3. Tashkent
    4. Kanpur
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  18. Question 18

    BPSC AE 2018
    The Satyashodhak Samaj, founded by Jyotirao Phule, continued its activities into the 20th century. What was its primary focus?
    1. Promoting Western education
    2. Upliftment of lower castes and challenging caste hierarchy
    3. Achieving political independence through non-violence
    4. Establishing Hindu supremacy
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  19. Question 19

    CAPF 2017; PPSC 2018
    The Unionist Party, which represented the interests of landed aristocracy in Punjab, was primarily composed of:
    1. Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs
    2. Only Muslims
    3. Only Sikhs and Hindus
    4. Primarily urban professionals
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  20. Question 20

    Who among the following was a prominent leader associated with the radical Ezhava movement in Kerala?
    1. Sree Narayana Guru
    2. Kesavan
    3. Dr. Palpu
    4. K. Kelappan
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