1. In which of the following years was the Congress Socialist Party (CSP) founded ?

1934

1924

1943

1914

Answer: 1934

Explanation:

The Congress Socialist Party was founded in 1934 by Congress members who rejected what they saw as the anti-rational mysticism of M. Gandhi . Founders: Jayaprakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia, Narendra Deva, Minoo Masani.


2. In which of the following were the Satyagraha movements organised by Mahatma Gandhi ?

Dandi March, Rowlatt, Champaran, Kheda

Dandi March, Champaran, Rowlatt, Kheda

Champaran, Kheda, Rowlatt, Dandi March

Champaran, Kheda, Dandi March, Rowlatt

Answer: Champaran, Kheda, Rowlatt, Dandi March

Explanation:

Champaran satyagraha-1917, Kheda satyagraha - 1918, Rowlatt Acts - 1919, Dandi March - 1930,


3. When was Satyagraha Sabha established by Gandhiji ?

1912

1922

1925

1919

Answer: 1919

Explanation:

Anti-Rowlatt Satyagraha movement was started by Gandhi Ji against The Rowlatt Act,1919 for the exclusion of freedom of press and detention without trial set up a Satyagraha Sabha on 24th February 1919 at Bombay.


4. In which national movement did Mahatma Gandhi give the slogan, “Do or Die” ?

Swadeshi Movement

Quit India Movement

Non-Cooperation Movement

Civil-disobedience Movement

Answer: Quit India Movement

Explanation:

The Quit India speech is a speech made by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942, on the eve of the Quit India movement. He called for determined, but passive resistance that signified the certitude that Gandhi foresaw for the movement, best described by his call to ‘Do or Die’.


5. Swaraj Party was formed by ______ ?

C.R. Das and Jawaharlal Nehru

C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru

Motilal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Subhas Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru

Explanation:

Swaraj Party, Indian political party established in late 1922–early 1923 by members of the Indian National Congress (Congress Party), notably Motilal Nehru, one of the most prominent lawyers in northern India (and the father of political leader Jawaharlal Nehru), and Chitta Ranjan Das, a nationalist politician.


6. Who among the following leaders was NOT a founding member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army ?

Ajoy Ghosh

Jatin Das

Bhagat Singh

Badruddin Tyabji

Answer: Badruddin Tyabji

Explanation:

In 1928, the Hindustan socialist Republican army (HSRA) was founded at a meeting in feroz shah Kotla ground in Delhi. Among it's leaders were Bhagat Singh Jatin Das and Ajay Ghosh in a series of dramatic actions in different parts of India in HSRA targeting some other symbols of British power.


7. Who was affectionately called 'The Grand Old Man of India" ?

Dadabhai Naoroji

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Rajendra Prasad

Bipin Chandra Pal

Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji

Explanation:

Dadabhai Naoroji ( 4 September 1825 – 30 June 1917) also known as the "Grand Old Man of India" and "Unofficial Ambassador of India" was an Indian scholar, trader, and politician. He wrote a book named “ Poverty and Un-British Rule in India ” . He was elected as the president of Indian national congress three times (1886,1893 and 1906) .


8. The Khilafat Movement of 1920 was organised as a protest against the injustice done to ______ ?

Turkey

Egypt

Afghanistan

Iraq

Answer: Turkey

Explanation:

The Khilafat Movement of 1920 was organised as a protest against the injustice done to Turkey. The Khilafat movement, also known as the Indian Muslim movement (1919-24), force that arose in India in the early 20th century as a result of Muslim fears for the integrity of Islam.


9. What was the Rowlatt Act (1919) consolidated ?

It allowed the peaceful procession to take place.

It was formulated to prohibit all kinds of mass movements.

It was against the non-cooperation movement.

It suppressed political activities and allowed political prisoners to be detained for two years without any trial.

Answer: It suppressed political activities and allowed political prisoners to be detained for two years without any trial

Explanation:

Rowlatt Act,1919 was a legislation passed by Imperial Legislative Council allowing certain political cases to be tried without juries and permitted internment of suspects without trial.


10. In which of the following locations was the Quit India Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942 ?

August Kranti Maidan

Shivaji Park

Jallianwala Bagh

Pragati Maidan

Answer: August Kranti Maidan

Explanation:

Quit India Movement was launched by August Kranti Maidan in the greater Mumbai district of Maharashtra. Mahatma Gandhi on 8t h August 1942 started the Quit India Movement with a Speech that British must leave India immediately or else mass agitations would take place.