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Indian national movement iii (1930 1947) - Test Set 4

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  1. Question 1

    1947
    The Muslim League first demanded a separate nation for Muslims in:
    1. 1940
    2. 1942
    3. 1945
    4. 1947
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  2. Question 2

    CAPF 2020
    Which Act formally ended the British rule in India?
    1. Indian Independence Act, 1947
    2. Government of India Act, 1935
    3. Rowlatt Act, 1919
    4. Indian Councils Act, 1909
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  3. Question 3

    SSC CGL 2021 Tier-2
    Which Viceroy decided to abolish the title of 'Kaiser-i-Hind' for British monarchs in India?
    1. Lord Linlithgow
    2. Lord Irwin
    3. Lord Wavell
    4. Lord Mountbatten
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  4. Question 4

    CAPF 2018, BPSC 2020
    Which organization was founded in 1925 to promote Marxist and socialist ideas in India?
    1. All India Trade Union Congress
    2. Communist Party of India
    3. Socialist Republican Party
    4. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
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  5. Question 5

    CAPF 2019
    The Salt Satyagraha, a significant event of the Civil Disobedience Movement, began with the Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi in which year?
    1. 1929
    2. 1932
    3. 1931
    4. 1930
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  6. Question 6

    CDS II 2019, SSC CGL 2021
    The Dandi Salt March, marking the start of the Civil Disobedience Movement, began on which date?
    1. March 12, 1930
    2. April 6, 1930
    3. March 12, 1931
    4. April 6, 1931
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  7. Question 7

    MPSC Prelims 2020
    Who among the following women leaders played a significant role in the Civil Disobedience Movement by leading salt satyagraha in South India?
    1. Kamala Nehru
    2. Aruna Asaf Ali
    3. Annie Besant
    4. Sarojini Naidu
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  8. Question 8

    CAPF 2017, SSC CHSL 2022
    The First Round Table Conference (1930) was boycotted by which major political organization?
    1. Muslim League
    2. Indian National Congress
    3. Hindu Mahasabha
    4. Justice Party
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  9. Question 9

    BPSC Prelims 2022,
    The Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931 resulted in which of the following?
    1. Suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement
    2. Granting of dominion status to India
    3. Abolition of the salt tax
    4. Formation of a federal government
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  10. Question 10

    SSC CGL 2020
    The Communal Award of 1932, announced by the British, primarily dealt with which issue?
    1. Provincial autonomy
    2. Federal structure of India
    3. Reservation of seats for minorities
    4. Land revenue reforms
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  11. Question 11

    BPSC Prelims 2018
    In the provincial elections of 1937, the Indian National Congress formed governments in how many provinces?
    1. 5
    2. 7
    3. 9
    4. 11
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  12. Question 12

    CAPF 2019, SSC CHSL 2023
    Why did the Congress ministries resign in 1939?
    1. Failure of the Cripps Mission
    2. Launch of the Quit India Movement
    3. Imposition of the Communal Award
    4. British declaration of India’s involvement in World War II without consultation
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  13. Question 13

    BPSC Prelims 2019
    The All India Kisan Sabha, formed in 1936, was influenced by which ideological group?
    1. Capitalists
    2. Religious reformers
    3. Princely states
    4. Socialists and Communists
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  14. Question 14

    CAPF 2020
    Which region saw significant participation in the Civil Disobedience Movement through the no-tax campaign in 1930?
    1. Bengal
    2. Punjab
    3. Gujarat
    4. Assam
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  15. Question 15

    CDS I 2018, WBCS Prelims 2020
    Who represented the Indian National Congress at the Second Round Table Conference in 1931?
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru
    2. Mahatma Gandhi
    3. Subhas Chandra Bose
    4. Sardar Patel
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  16. Question 16

    CDS 2020
    The Cabinet Mission Plan was aimed at:
    1. Transfer of power to India
    2. Creation of Pakistan
    3. Reorganization of princely states
    4. Communal Award
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  17. Question 17

    BPSC Prelims 2020
    Who was the President of INC during Karachi Session 1931?
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru
    2. Vallabhbhai Patel
    3. Sardar Patel
    4. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
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  18. Question 18

    SSC CGL 2022 Tier-2
    'Red Fort Trials' are associated with:
    1. Civil Disobedience Leaders
    2. Quit India Movement Leaders
    3. Peasant Movements
    4. INA Soldiers
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  19. Question 19

    CAPF 2020
    ‘Direct Action Day’ (1946) was observed by:
    1. Indian National Congress
    2. Hindu Mahasabha
    3. Muslim League
    4. Communist Party
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  20. Question 20

    SSC CGL 2019 Tier-1
    Mountbatten Plan (June 3, 1947) proposed:
    1. Division of India and Pakistan
    2. Provincial Autonomy
    3. Separate electorate for minorities
    4. Formation of Cabinet Mission
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