4F) Early Phase of Gandhian Freedom Struggle (1917-1925) (Prelims PYQs)

2022 Prelims PYQs

1] In the Government of India Act 1919, the functions of Provincial Government were divided into “Reserved” and “Transferred” subjects. Which of the following Were treated as “Reserved” subjects? [2022]
1. Administration of Justice
2. Local Self-Government
3. Land Revenue
4. Police
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2 and 4

2021 Prelims PYQs

1] Consider the following statements: [2021]
1) The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all the women above the age of 21.
2) The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in legislature.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

2019 Prelims PYQs

1] With reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements: [2019]
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?

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

2018 Prelims PYQs

1] Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha? [2018]

a) Active all-India participation of lawyers, students and women in the National Movement
b) Active involvement of Dalit and Tribal communities of India in the National Movement
c) Joining of peasant unrest to India’s National Movement
d) Drastic decrease in the cultivation of plantation crops and commercial crops

2] In 1920, which of the following changed its name to “Swarajya Sabha”? [2018]

a) All India Home Rule League
b) Hindu Mahasabha
c) South Indian Liberal Federation
d) The Servants of India Society

2017 Prelims PYQs

1]  In the context of Indian history, the principle of `Dyarchy (diarchy)’ refers to: [2017]

a) Division of the central legislature into two houses
b) Introduction of double government i.e., Central and State governments
c) Having two sets of rulers; one in London and another in Delhi
d) Division of the subjects delegated to the provinces into two categories

2016 Prelims PYQs

1] The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to: [2016]

a) Social reforms
b) Educational reforms
c) Reforms in police administration
d) Constitutional reforms

2015 Prelims PYQs

1] The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined: [2015]

a) The separation of power between the judiciary and the legislature
b) The jurisdiction of the central and provincial governments
c) The powers of the Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy
d) None of the above

2] With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct? [2015]
1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee’
2. In Rowlatt Satyagraha Gandhiji tried to use the Home Rule League
3. Demonstrations against the Simon Commission coincided with the Rowlatt Satyagraha
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

2012 Prelims PYQs

1] The Rowlatt Act aimed at: [2012]

a) Compulsory economic support to war efforts
b) Imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial
c) Suppression of the Khilafat Movement
d) Imposition of restrictions on freedom of the press

2] Which of the following is/are the principal feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919? [2012]

1. Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces
2. Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims
3. Devolution of legislative authority by the centre to the provinces

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1 only                                   b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only                       d) 1, 2 & 3

2011 Prelims PYQs

1] What was the reason for mahatma Gandhi to organise a satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Kheda? [2011]

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?

a) 1 only                                   b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2                      d) Neither 1 nor 2

2010-1995 Prelims PYQs

1] Consider the following statements: [2010]

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

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only                
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2                    
d) Neither 1 nor 2

2] Who of the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour association? [2009]

a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
c) N. M. Joshi
d) J. B. Kripalani

3] During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did Rowlatt act aroused popular indignation? [2009]

a) It curtailed the freedom of religion
b) It suppressed the Indian traditional education
c) It authorized the government to imprison people without trial
d) It curbed the trade union activities

4] Who amongst the following followers of Gandhi was a teacher by Profession? [2008]

a) A.N. Sinha
b) Braj Kishore Prasad
c) J.B. Kriplani
d) Rajendra Prasad

5] Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was Passed? [2008]

a) Lord Irwin                         
b) Lord Reading
c) Lord Chelmsford 
d) Lord Wavell

6] Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh? [2007]

a) The arms Act
b) The Public Safety Act
c)  The Rowlatt Act
d) The Vernacular Press Act

7] At which one of the following place, did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India? [2007]

a) Ahmedabad                     b) Bardoli
c)  Champaran                     d) kheda

8] In October 1920, who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a Communist Party of India? [2005]

a) H. K. Sarkar                      b) P. C. Joshi
c) M.C. Chagla                      d) M. N. Roy

9] Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U.P. Kisan Sabha in February 1918? [2005]

a) Indra Narain Dwivedi
b) Gauri Shankar Misra
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Madan Mohan Malviya

10] Which pairs are correctly matched?
Movement/Satyagraha – Person Actively Associated with: [2005]

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

Select the correct answer:

a) 1 and 2               b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3               d) 1, 2 and 3

11] The Montague­ Chelmsford Report formed the basis of: [2004]

a) The Indian Councils Act, 1909
b) The Government of India Act, 1919
c) The Government of India Act, 1935
d) The Indian Independence Act, 1947

12] During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control? [2004]

a) Mazharul Haque
b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
c) Hakim Ajmal Khan
d) Abul Kalam Azad

13] 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: [2004]

a) Tej Bahadur Sapru
b) Ashutosh Mukherjee
c) Rabindra Nath Tagore
d) Syed Ahmad Khan

14] Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British rule: [2004]

1. Lord Curzon
2. Lord Chelmsford
3. Lord Hardinge
4. Lord lrwin

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their tenure?

a) 1­-3-­2-­4                                 b) 2­-4-­1-­3
c) 1­-4-­2-­3                                 d) 2­-3-­1-­4

15] Consider the following events during India’s freedom struggle: [2004]

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

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

a) 1­-3-­2-­4                                 b) 2­-4-­1-­3
c) 1­-4-­2-­3                                 d) 2­-3-­1-­4

16] Assertion (A): In 1916, Mualana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council.: [2003]

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

a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true

17] When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu-­Chelmsford Report, many moderates left party to from the: [2003]

a) Swarajya Party
b) Indian Freedom Party
c) Independence Federation of India
d) Indian Liberal Federation

18] With reference to colonial period of Indian history, match List I (Person) with List II (Event) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2002]

19] The Hunter Commission was appointed after the: [2001]

a) Black hole incident
b) Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
c) Uprising of 1857
d) Partition of Bengal

20] Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920? [2001]

a) Abul Kalam Azad
b) Hasrat Mohani
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

21] After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in: [2000]

a) Chauri­Chaura                b) Dandi
c) Champaran                      d) Bardoli

22] The first venture of Gandhi in all ­India politics was the: [1999]

a) Non-­Cooperation Movement
b) Rowlatt Satyagraha
c) Champaran Movement
d) Dandi March

23] Assertion (A): The Khilafat movement did bring the urban Muslims into the fold of the National Movement.: [1998]

Reason (R): There was a predominant element of anti-imperialism in both the National and Khilafat Movements.

a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true

24] Assertion (A): Gandhi stopped the Non­Cooperation Movement in 1922.: [1998]

Reason (R): Violence at Chauri­Chaura led him to stop the movement.

a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true

25] Which one of the following events, was characterised by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’? [1998]

a) Killing of INA activists
b) Massacre of Jallianwalla Bagh
c) Shooting of the Mahatma
d) Shooting of Curzon­Wythe

26] Consider the following statements: The Non-Cooperation Movement led to the: [1996]

I. Congress becoming a mass movement for the first time.
II. Growth of Hindu ­Muslim unity.
III. Removal of fear of the British ‘might’ from the minds of the people.
IV. British government’s willingness to grant political concessions to Indians.

Of these statements:

a) I, II, III and IV are correct
b) II and II are correct
c) I and III are correct
d) III and IV are correct

27] The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by: [1996]

a) Bhagat Singh                  b) Chittaranjan Das
c) Rajaguru                             d) Vallabhbhai Patel

28] The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as the: [1996]

a) Rowlatt Act                       b) Pitt’s India Act
c) Indian Arms Act              d) Ilbert Bill

29] What is the correct sequence of the following events? [1995]

I. The Lucknow Pact
II. The Introduction of Dyarchy
III. The Rowlatt Act
IV. The Partition of Bengal

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:
a) I, III, II, IV           b) IV, I, III, II
c) I, II, III, IV           d) IV, III, II, I

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