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Indian national movement iii (1930 1947) - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    SSC CGL 2018; RRB NTPC 2021
    Mahatma Gandhi undertook the famous Dandi March to protest against the:
    1. Rowlatt Act
    2. Simon Commission
    3. Salt Law
    4. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
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  2. Question 2

    UPSC CSE 2016; TNPSC Group 1 2020
    Who led the Salt Satyagraha in the Tanjore coast of Tamil Nadu?
    1. K. Kelappan
    2. C. Rajagopalachari
    3. Sarojini Naidu
    4. Sardar Patel
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  3. Question 3

    SSC CGL 2020
    Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as the 'Frontier Gandhi', led the Civil Disobedience Movement in which region?
    1. Punjab
    2. Sindh
    3. Baluchistan
    4. North-West Frontier Province
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  4. Question 4

    Sarojini Naidu played a prominent role in leading the satyagrahis during the raid on which salt works?
    1. Dandi Salt Works
    2. Vedaranyam Salt Works
    3. Dharasana Salt Works
    4. Wadala Salt Works
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  5. Question 5

    BPSC 2019
    Dr. B.R. Ambedkar attended which of the Round Table Conferences?
    1. Only the First
    2. Only the Second
    3. Only the Third
    4. All three
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  6. Question 6

    NET History 2019
    The main proposal discussed during the Third Round Table Conference (Nov-Dec 1932) led to the formulation of:
    1. The Nehru Report
    2. The Indian Independence Act, 1947
    3. The Government of India Act, 1919
    4. The Government of India Act, 1935
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  7. Question 7

    NET History 2020
    The Communal Award, announced by British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald in 1932, provided for:
    1. Separate electorates only for Muslims
    2. Separate electorates for Muslims, Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians, Europeans, and Depressed Classes
    3. Joint electorates with reserved seats for all minorities
    4. Provincial autonomy for all provinces
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  8. Question 8

    SSC CHSL 2021; BPSC 2018
    Mahatma Gandhi described the proposals of the Cripps Mission (1942) as:
    1. "A substantial step towards freedom"
    2. "An invitation to partition"
    3. "A post-dated cheque on a crashing bank"
    4. "A blueprint for balkanization"
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  9. Question 9

    NDA 2018; SSC CHSL 2019
    Subhas Chandra Bose escaped from India in 1941 and eventually reached which country to seek help against the British?
    1. Soviet Union
    2. Germany
    3. Japan
    4. Italy
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  10. Question 10

    NET History 2019
    The C. Rajagopalachari Formula (1944) aimed to:
    1. Secure Congress cooperation in World War II
    2. Find a basis for agreement between the Congress and the Muslim League on the issue of Pakistan
    3. Propose a plan for post-war Dominion Status
    4. Establish provincial autonomy
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  11. Question 11

    SSC CGL 2021 Tier-1
    The Cripps Mission was aimed to:
    1. Suppress Indian Nationalism
    2. Gain Indian support during World War II
    3. Divide India into provinces
    4. Form a constituent assembly
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  12. Question 12

    NDA 2018
    Which British Governor-General is associated with the partition of India?
    1. Lord Curzon
    2. Lord Irwin
    3. Lord Wavell
    4. Lord Mountbatten
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  13. Question 13

    SSC CHSL 2019
    Which of the following events happened first?
    1. Cabinet Mission
    2. Quit India Movement
    3. Cripps Mission
    4. INA Trials
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  14. Question 14

    SSC CHSL 2020
    Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
    1. Civil Disobedience Movement - 1930
    2. Quit India Movement - 1942
    3. INA Trials - 1945
    4. Cripps Mission - 1947
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  15. Question 15

    CAPF 2019
    The objective of the Cripps Mission was to:
    1. Grant immediate independence to India
    2. Make Indians agree to support Britain in WWII
    3. Partition India
    4. Introduce Provincial Autonomy
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  16. Question 16

    CDS 2017
    "August Offer" was made by:
    1. Lord Linlithgow
    2. Lord Irwin
    3. Lord Wavell
    4. Lord Mountbatten
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  17. Question 17

    SSC MTS 2022
    Who gave the famous slogan “Give me blood, I will give you freedom”?
    1. Mahatma Gandhi
    2. Subhas Chandra Bose
    3. Bhagat Singh
    4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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  18. Question 18

    NDA 2022
    Which British Prime Minister sent the Cripps Mission to India?
    1. Clement Attlee
    2. Winston Churchill
    3. Ramsay MacDonald
    4. Stanley Baldwin
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  19. Question 19

    SSC CGL 2020 Tier-2
    Cabinet Mission proposed:
    1. Immediate transfer of power
    2. Grouping of Provinces
    3. Creation of Pakistan
    4. Holding of plebiscite
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  20. Question 20

    NDA 2021
    When did Lord Mountbatten announce the plan of Partition of India?
    1. 24 March 1947
    2. 12 June 1947
    3. 3 June 1947
    4. 15 August 1947
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