Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with answers on “The Role of Assam in the Quit India Movement”
1. In which year did the Quit India Movement begin?
- a) 1940
- b) 1942
- c) 1944
- d) 1946
Answer: b) 1942
2. Who was the prominent leader of the Quit India Movement?
- a) Jawaharlal Nehru
- b) Subhas Chandra Bose
- c) Mahatma Gandhi
- d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: c) Mahatma Gandhi
3. What was the primary objective of the Quit India Movement?
- a) Economic reform
- b) Independence from British rule
- c) Social justice
- d) Religious freedom
Answer: b) Independence from British rule
4. Which prominent Assamese leader actively participated in the Quit India Movement?
- a) Gopinath Bordoloi
- b) Brahmaputra Dev
- c) Chandraprabha Saikiani
- d) Anundoram Borooah
Answer: a) Gopinath Bordoloi
5. The Assam government declared the Quit India Movement illegal in which year?
- a) 1942
- b) 1943
- c) 1944
- d) 1945
Answer: a) 1942
6. Which organization did Gopinath Bordoloi lead during the Quit India Movement?
- a) Indian National Congress
- b) All India Forward Bloc
- c) Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
- d) Hindu Mahasabha
Answer: c) Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
7. What was the major action taken by the Quit India Movement in Assam?
- a) Civil disobedience
- b) Armed rebellion
- c) Peaceful protests
- d) Economic boycott
Answer: a) Civil disobedience
8. In which city did the Quit India Movement see significant protests in Assam?
- a) Guwahati
- b) Jorhat
- c) Silchar
- d) Dibrugarh
Answer: a) Guwahati
9. Who was arrested by the British authorities in Assam during the Quit India Movement?
- a) Gopinath Bordoloi
- b) Lalit Chandra Rajkhowa
- c) Chandraprabha Saikiani
- d) Hemchandra Barua
Answer: a) Gopinath Bordoloi
10. Which student organization supported the Quit India Movement in Assam?
- a) Assam Students’ Federation
- b) All India Students’ Federation
- c) Assam Students’ Union
- d) Indian National Students’ Association
Answer: a) Assam Students’ Federation
11. The Quit India Movement in Assam faced repression from the British government through which measure?
- a) Imposition of martial law
- b) Economic sanctions
- c) Censorship of media
- d) Propaganda campaigns
Answer: a) Imposition of martial law
12. Which prominent Assamese female leader played a crucial role in the Quit India Movement?
- a) Chandraprabha Saikiani
- b) Maniram Dewan
- c) Kanaklata Barua
- d) Padma Devi
Answer: a) Chandraprabha Saikiani
13. The Quit India Movement saw widespread student protests in which major university in Assam?
- a) Gauhati University
- b) Dibrugarh University
- c) Assam University
- d) Tezpur University
Answer: a) Gauhati University
14. Which British official in Assam was notably active in suppressing the Quit India Movement?
- a) Sir Robert Reid
- b) Sir Archibald Dunning
- c) Sir Edward Gait
- d) Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Answer: c) Sir Edward Gait
15. In Assam, which form of protest was commonly adopted during the Quit India Movement?
- a) Strikes
- b) Hunger strikes
- c) Public speeches
- d) Public meetings
Answer: a) Strikes
16. What was the major consequence for leaders involved in the Quit India Movement in Assam?
- a) Imprisonment
- b) Forced exile
- c) Loss of property
- d) Fine
Answer: a) Imprisonment
17. Which key event in Assam marked the end of active Quit India Movement activities in the region?
- a) The arrest of Gopinath Bordoloi
- b) The resignation of British officials
- c) The establishment of a provisional government
- d) The signing of an armistice
Answer: a) The arrest of Gopinath Bordoloi
18. The Quit India Movement led to a significant rise in which kind of activism in Assam?
- a) Labour activism
- b) Student activism
- c) Environmental activism
- d) Feminist activism
Answer: b) Student activism
19. Which committee was formed in Assam to support the Quit India Movement?
- a) Assam Quit India Committee
- b) Assam Freedom Struggle Committee
- c) Assam National Committee
- d) Assam Independence Committee
Answer: a) Assam Quit India Committee
20. Which political party was mainly responsible for organizing Quit India Movement activities in Assam?
- a) Indian National Congress
- b) Muslim League
- c) Hindu Mahasabha
- d) Communist Party
Answer: a) Indian National Congress
21. Which event in Assam was part of the Quit India Movement’s civil disobedience campaign?
- a) Boycott of British goods
- b) Educational institution closures
- c) Rebellion against local authorities
- d) Propaganda dissemination
Answer: a) Boycott of British goods
22. What was the primary mode of communication for the Quit India Movement activists in Assam?
- a) Underground publications
- b) Radio broadcasts
- c) International mail
- d) Public rallies
Answer: a) Underground publications
23. Which area in Assam witnessed notable Quit India Movement activities, especially in the context of economic boycotts?
- a) Silchar
- b) Guwahati
- c) Jorhat
- d) Tezpur
Answer: b) Guwahati
24. The Quit India Movement saw the establishment of secret societies in Assam to coordinate which activities?
- a) Propaganda
- b) Smuggling
- c) Armed rebellion
- d) Civil disobedience
Answer: d) Civil disobedience
25. Which publication was instrumental in spreading the Quit India Movement’s message in Assam?
- a) Assam Tribune
- b) Janasadharan
- c) Asomiya Prakash
- d) The Assam News
Answer: b) Janasadharan
26. Which major labor strike in Assam was related to the Quit India Movement?
- a) Tea garden workers’ strike
- b) Railway workers’ strike
- c) Government employees’ strike
- d) Mining workers’ strike
Answer: a) Tea garden workers’ strike
27. Which Assamese leader was imprisoned in connection with the Quit India Movement’s activities?
- a) Lila Gogoi
- b) Nabin Chandra Bordoloi
- c) Banikanta Kakoti
- d) Sati Ram Barua
Answer: b) Nabin Chandra Bordoloi
28. The Quit India Movement in Assam saw a strong response from which group of people?
- a) Landlords
- b) Industrialists
- c) Peasants
- d) Artisans
Answer: c) Peasants
29. How did the British government in Assam respond to the Quit India Movement’s protests?
- a) Increased police presence
- b) Negotiated with leaders
- c) Improved local governance
- d) Reduced taxes
Answer: a) Increased police presence
30. Which significant figure from Assam was not involved in the Quit India Movement?
- a) Gopinath Bordoloi
- b) Chandraprabha Saikiani
- c) Anundoram Borooah
- d) Maniram Dewan
Answer: d) Maniram Dewan
These MCQs cover various aspects of Assam’s role in the Quit India Movement, including key figures, events, and consequences.
