Modern History › Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) – UPSC Prelims PYQs

Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme : I. Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth II. Observance of strict non-violence III. Retention of titles and honours without using them in public IV. Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes

How many of the above were parts of Non-Cooperation Programme?

Subsequent to which one of the following events, Gandhiji, who consistently opposed untouchability and appealed for its eradication from all spheres, decided to include the upliftment of 'Harijans' in his political and social programme?

With reference to 8th August, 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements is correct?

The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following ?

1. Invitation to Congress to participate in the Round Table Conference
2. Withdrawal of Ordinances promulgated in connection with the Civil Disobedience Movement
3. Acceptance of Gandhiji’s suggestion for enquiry into police excesses
4. Release of only those prisoners who were not charged with violence

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With reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements :

1. Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the abolition of the system of 'indentured labour'.
2. In Lord Chelmsford's 'War Conference', Mahatma Gandhi did not support the resolution on recruiting Indians for World War.
3. Consequent upon the breaking of Salt Law by Indian people, the Indian National Congress was declared illegal by the colonial rulers.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha ?

In 1920, which of the following changed its name to "Swarajya Sabha" ?

With reference to Indian freedom struggle, consider the following events :

1. Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy
2. Quit India Movement launched
3. Second Round Table Conference

What is the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?

With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the 'Sedition Committee'.
2. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League.
3. Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha.

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Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?

The 1929 Session of Indian National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because the

Quit India Movement was launched in response to

The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because

Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly because

The Rowlatt Act aimed at

The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, because

1. the Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence
2. the rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that Session
3. a resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in that Session

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942 ?

What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Kheda?

1. The Administration did not suspend the land revenue collection in spite of a drought.
2. The Administration proposed to introduce Permanent Settlement in Gujarat.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Indian freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for

Consider the following statements:

1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants.
2. Acharya J. B. Kripalani was one of Mahatma Gandhi's colleagues in his Champaran investigation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The “Bombay Manifesto” signed in 1936 openly opposed the preaching of socialist ideals.
2. It evoked support from a large section of business community from all across India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme ?

During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular indignation?

Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?

With

which one of the following movements is the slogan “Do or die” associated?

In the ‘Individual Satyagraha’, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?

During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in

Assertion (A): The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939.

Reason (R): The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War.

Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh?

At

which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?

Under whose presidency was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 wherein a resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from the British?

Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched? Movement / Satyagraha

1. Champaran Rajendra Prasad
2. Ahmedabad Mill Workers Morarji Desai
3. Kheda Vallabhbhai Patel

Person Actively Associated With

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Who among the following drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi Session of Congress in 1931?

At which Congress Session was the Working Committee authorized to launch a programme of Civil Disobedience?

Consider the following statements: On the eve of the launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi

1. Asked the Government servants to resign.
2. Asked the soldiers to leave their posts.
3. Asked the Princes of the Princely States to accept the sovereignty of their own people.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control?

The name of the famous person of India who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was

Consider the following events during India’s freedom struggle:

1. Chauri-Chaura Outrage
2. Minto-Morley Reforms
3. Dandi March
4. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events above?

With reference to Indian freedom struggle,

which one of the following statements is correct?

The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was

Assertion (A): In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council.

Reason (R): The Rowlatt Act was passed by the government in spite of being opposed by all Indian members of the Legislative Council.

During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts, called for

Who among the following was the President of the All-India States’ Peoples’ Conference in 1939?

The Hunter Commission was appointed after the

Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920?

While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was

The native State of Tripura became involved in the Freedom Movement early in the 20th century because

After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in

Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy mutiny.

Reason (R): Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places.

The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the